Chapter 68
Chapter 68 Will You Keep Following Me?
Zhao Lin was lost.
In fact, she had no idea what she was supposed to do after coming to this city.
Enjoy it like the introduction said?
However, she alone simply didn’t dare and didn’t know how to do it.
Don’t forget, her previous stop was the Good Luck Platform.
Then this time she would definitely encounter some things related to Bad Luck.
Even though the City of a Thousand Stars looked very safe, that was only relatively speaking.
Therefore, following by the side of Ye Qiyan, the only person she was somewhat familiar with, was the only sense of security she could find.
“Brother Ye, you know, my Talent…”
“If you follow by my side, won’t all the Bad Luck run over to me?”
Ye Qiyan’s undisguised disgust made Zhao Lin silently lower her head.
She muttered softly:
“Sorry, then I’ll immediately…”
“You can follow me.”
“Eh?”
Ye Qiyan reached out and raised his hand in front of her eyes.
“Hand over the money, five Train Coins, consider it Mental Power damage fees for infecting me with Bad Luck.”
Profiteer!
Zhao Lin complained internally, but she actually obediently took out five Train Coins and placed them into Ye Qiyan’s hands.
“Thank you, Brother Qiyan.”
Should she be called stupid, or something else?
He weighed the Train Coins in his hand.
He actually really wanted to make Zhao Lin stay further away.
He never expected that this girl was actually willing to give money; if he had known earlier, he would have asked for more.
However, forget it, since she gave them, he wouldn’t go back on his word.
Hailing a hovering unmanned taxi, Ye Qiyan took Zhao Lin to No. 44 Nakolo Street.
“Church?”
Getting out of the car and looking at the huge intertwining black and white church before him, Ye Qiyan deeply doubted whether he had gone to the wrong place.
What does a church have to do with Train maintenance?
Shaya wouldn’t want to trick him into becoming a believer of some inexplicable deity, right?
“Brother Qiyan, do you believe in gods?”
“I believe a ghost…”
Although feeling that this place was very unreliable, upholding the principle that since he had already come, not going in to take a look would disrespect his taxi fare, Ye Qiyan still walked into the church.
The environment inside the church was quite similar to the churches he had seen on the internet before.
The only difference was that low murmuring chants from all directions filled this space.
Hearing someone arrive, a middle-aged uncle dressed in bishop attire put down the white book in his hand, walked over with a smile, and looked up and down at Ye Qiyan. Beneath the monocle on his right eye, his gaze flickered slightly, as if he were pondering something.
“Are you the guest recommended by Shaya?”
Alright, he didn’t go the wrong way.
Ye Qiyan took out the badge given to him by Shaya from his pocket.
“Can I use this badge to conduct one Train maintenance, right?”
The bishop uncle nodded kindly.
“Please follow me.”
Following behind that uncle, the group of three crossed the interior of the church and came to a station Platform with three tracks at the back.
“Please insert the key here, and we can begin the maintenance.”
He pointed to a groove not far away.
It could just fit the key representing the sealed Train.
Without hesitation.
Although he didn’t know the other party’s background, Ye Qiyan could vaguely sense that this seemingly kind middle-aged priest uncle possessed an unspeakable aura, just like someone who had crawled out of a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood.
Without a doubt, this was a Train Captain, and moreover, his level would definitely not be low, perhaps even comparable to Shaya.
As for why such a person was doing Train maintenance here?
That was not something Ye Qiyan could know right now.
Insert the key, twist it slightly.
The familiar Train appeared out of thin air.
Zhao Lin rubbed her eyes hard, finding it hard to believe what was happening before her.
“The Train appeared here? Oh gosh, Brother Qiyan, where did you learn all this from, you haven’t been kept by a wealthy woman already, have you?”
Very often, facts are inadvertently spoken within jokes.
Ye Qiyan silently ignored Zhao Lin’s exclamation, looking at the priest nearby who seemed to be pondering something.
“Is this okay?”
The priest uncle nodded.
“Of course it is. May I boldly ask, this person by your side…?”
“Hehe~ Forget it, it seems I have a bit too much to say.”
The priest uncle’s smile grew a bit wider.
“Come to pick up the Train tomorrow. For the remaining time, I suggest you head to the guild gathering place in the City of a Thousand Stars. All newly arrived Train Captains can choose to join a guild. When there are no missions, you can stay here continuously to avoid danger. For many people, they even abandon the identity of a Train Captain, staying here completely to become an assistant who can only serve Train Captains. If you want to stay, you can go and try.”
Stay?
Abandon the identity of a Train Captain?
Ye Qiyan had not the slightest interest in this.
However, his gaze fell on Zhao Lin.
At this moment, the young girl was blankly pondering something.
Feeling Ye Qiyan’s gaze, she snapped back to her senses and suddenly smiled.
“It seems similar, Brother Qiyan, just like that public Trading Platform back then. Both times, whenever my Bad Luck was maxed out, an option to stay behind was presented, letting me skip subsequent survivals as long as I abandoned the identity of a Train Captain…”
Her mood was slightly depressed. After all, if this stop hadn’t been a Bad Luck Platform for her…
Zhao Lin would really have a high probability of choosing to stay here.
After all, not everyone was as adept at exploring on the Train as Ye Qiyan.
Nor was everyone eager for adventure; a stable life was also desired by many people.
“Let’s go, let’s take a look at the guild, there might be some good things there.”
Hailing another car, this time Zhao Lin paid.
On the way, Ye Qiyan flipped through and browsed the Trading Platform connected to the City of a Thousand Stars.
With his status as a Level 5 Train Captain, he was able to see some extra items available for him to purchase.
But…
“There’s still no Flame Stone.”
The Flame Stone did not exist among the trading options.
That thing seemed to be not for sale, at least it couldn’t be bought here, and for some reason, no items above Level 3 were found on the Trading Platform.
Not a single one.
This was very strange.
As a gathering place for Train Captains, there were countless people from earlier batches here; how could there not be a single person selling higher-grade items?
The taxi drove on the streets for about half an hour, bringing the two of them to a huge white jade square.
The square was bustling with noise and excitement.
Many teams that looked quite professional sat in their respective positions.
All of them came to welcome new Train Captains.
Making a brief estimation, there should be tens of thousands of people in the center of this square, not counting those who had already left and those who hadn’t arrived yet.
“Truly magnificent…”
Everything in this city gave Ye Qiyan a sense of being both “grand” and “cluttered”.
Ye Qiyan had no interest in joining any guild; he just wanted to see what the so-called guild actually was.
However, this place was not just used for recruiting newcomers.
Quite a few people set up small stalls here, displaying items for sale, among whom there was no lack of Train Captains from earlier batches.
